So who goes and which team is most interested? I've heard kaman/camby from LAC but not that high on Kaman. I say we gotta get rid of rip and sheed in a package. I was thinking Rip/Sheed for Shaq/Hill from phoenix, with some players and picks thrown in, not sure if suns would be interested. Pretty sure Tay, Dice, and Stuck have zero chance of leaving. Whatever they do I hope they don't trade for a big man without trading one away, guys like max are already fighting for playing time.

Shaq will only play on warm weathered teams, I wouldn't consider Detroit to be one ;)

But speaking of, not a trade, but I wanna pick up Rondo next summer when he's a FA. I know we have enough guards already, but if AI signs with us again then we can trade Rip, and if he doesn't then Rips starting again, but either would make for a lethal back court. We just ain't got no PGs atm other than Bynum. (Stuckey is a SG tbh. AI, Rip, and even Tay have proved to be just as good PGs as him) and I don't consider Bynum to be starting caliber yet.

We don't need a PG. We have Stuckey. If we are going to make a trade the #1 position we still need to fill is center. Get someone to play alongside Sheed. Nobody liked my trade up and get a guy like Brook Lopez idea in the offseason. I'm not sure why. Stuckey, whomever at SG, Prince, Sheed, and a good C is a team that has a chance in a 7 game series against anyone. We may have a lot of fowards but we need quality not quantity.

We don't need a PG. We have Stuckey. If we are going to make a trade the #1 position we still need to fill is center. Get someone to play alongside Sheed. Nobody liked my trade up and get a guy like Brook Lopez idea in the offseason. I'm not sure why. Stuckey, whomever at SG, Prince, Sheed, and a good C is a team that has a chance in a 7 game series against anyone. We may have a lot of fowards but we need quality not quantity.

"We will be open until the trade deadline," Dumars said. "We won't shut it off and say there's no possible way we can make a move. I don't think you can do that."
"You can look at your team and feel you have a need for one more piece, but unless you can get that specific piece, it doesn't make sense to just go out and make a deal," Dumars said. "It would have to be a specific piece."

Nice article. I don't expect anything to happen this season either. I'm pretty sure we're stuck with what we have. I think we are just going to have to wait another year before we have a contending team again.

Wow, that solves nothing for us. It may help NY but Marbury would still play the same position as Rip which would give us a cluttered back court. We already have an expiring contract. That is obviously what Joe D was going for. He wanted cap space. Obviously it wasn't because our team would be better because we are far worse than we were last year. I think if he trades AI it will be for a player that can help and he will sign long term. For example, one of those FA's next year that Joe D may have his eye on he could trade for if they agree to sign an extension.

I don't see that as being a good trade for the Pistons. The Lakers couldn't win a championship with Odom as a #3 guy and they have Kobe. How could the Pistons win a championship with him?

I get your point...but my point is that Rasheed seems uninterested. Considering the pistons are no longer in the top 4...Do you see the pistons winning the title this year?

If not why not try to change the structure...go with versatility...Odom is a great rebounder...he can run a fast break...Imagine, Tay, Iverson, Rip running with him...in the half court hes got post moves unlike Rasheed...hes got no perimeter shot but thats not what you would want from odom. considering the perimeter guys you have.

Odom would give the pistons a new dimension...whereas the lakers need Rasheed for his perimeter shot and toughness...as they have pau gasol who can man the middle...and kobe on the perimeter...

It will probably bring the lakers a title since rasheed would be rejuvenated at having a shot at a title compared to him being with the pistons and just taking jump shots.

It certainly works out in the Lakers favor and I would think they would be a near lock for the finals at that point. I just can't see getting rid of him because it's too hard to find a 7 footer in the league with his skill set. I don't think the Pistons have a chance at the title the way they are now but it would be less of one with Odom. Personally, I like a Bosh for AI deal. A starting 5 of Stuckey, Rip, Prince, Sheed, and Bosh sounds killer to me. That is a championship caliber team. They are just one piece away right now. If they trade Sheed they are two pieces away. Also the thing with Sheed is he's a big family man so where ever he ends up, it's not just his decision. He will go to where his family wants to.